A pair of researchers from the University of Delaware Department of Medical and Molecular Sciences are investigating genetic variations in DNA replication of human papillomaviruses (HPV) and its correlation with HPV-related cancers. UD’s Esther Biswas-Fiss and Subhasis Biswas—and their former doctoral student, Dr. Gulden Yilmaz (currently at Arcus Medica, PA) recently published their findings in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta – General Subjects. The paper illustrated specific changes in DNA sequences in HPV that correlate with cancer prognosis.